Khamzat Chimaev may not have been fighting at UFC Saudi Arabia, but he was watching the re-worked main event, which saw Robert Whittaker spark Ikram Aliskerov inside the first round (watch highlights) just hours ago. Chimaev was supposed to be the man standing opposite âThe Reaper,â but another disastrous illness at the very last second cost him the opportunity ⌠or saved him the knockout loss?
âCongratulations [Robert Whittaker] we are not done!â He wrote (via Google Translate). âI wish you a speedy recovery [Ikram Aliskerov] keep your head up my brother.â
For some additional context, Chimaev himself fought Aliskerov back in 2019. He also defeated the Combat Sambo champion via first-round uppercut knockout, which is something of an odd coincidence. Had Chimaev made it into the cage this afternoon, he would have been fighting to earn a 185-pound title shot.
As a result of Whittakerâs dominant win, Chimaevâs position is no longer certain. Whittaker is now in talks to be the back up for the UFC 305 title fight between Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya. Thereâs nothing to gain for âThe Reaperâ to cling onto the Khamzat fight, because heâs chasing the title. Plus, he just did a camp training for âBorzâ only for the rug to be pulled at the last second, an experience he probably doesnât want to risk twice.
Subsequently, Chimaev has lost ground in the Middleweight title hunt. It remains to be seen who heâs matched against upon his return or what his exact timetable will be, but his position wouldâve been a whole lot better with a victory tonight.
Khamzat dodged a bullet
Fuck that guy.
Whittaker has bigger and better things to do.
Thatâs what Khamzat deserves next. A tough opponent but a very under the radar one. Stop giving him big name headlining fights until he actually shows up a couple of times.
In what universe would the UFC would ever again put a main eventer like Whittaker against a guy that finishes every fight camp hospitalized? Especially after the long drawn out trainwreck that was McGregorâs big comeback.
At least with Conor, heâs earned some leeway and his comback will generate a fortune. Shitmat hasnt earned any of it.
I honestly really care about Khamzat.
This warrior has had his future robbed from him thanks to Bill gates bio weapon.
If he has long covid because of them they need to declare a fatwah against Gates and Fauci.
âI didnât have any doctors like this there,â Chimaev said. âImmune failure. We rested a little for a week, we rested, but I didnât recover. I went to the hospital and had severe headaches. They said it was stress, thatâs what was explained to me. I was in the hospital for two days, then I was at home for a week. Then it started again: three days later the same thing happened, I ended up in the hospital again.â
So essentially, the physicians in UAE could not find anything wrong with him, he wasnât deathly ill, it was all stress induced symptoms. Dude was having panic attacks so bad that he pulled out of the fight vs WhittakerâŚbut he blames air conditioners and poor medical care in UAE, so he went to see doctors in Chechnya and believes 3 weeks in the mountains of Chechnya will fully heal him
I know LOL
Can we just move on from this clown yet?
Youd be shocked at whats in those air conditioning vents. All sorts of large fungal growth in there. He might even have a form of legionairs disease.
Guy shouldnât be a main event, he is unreliable. Make sure you have a quality back up if you have him on the card
Thatâs gross